Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en dödsorsak

a cause of death

Meaning

a cause of death

Forms

Forms of dödsorsak
Singular, indefiniteen dödsorsak
Singular, definitedödsorsaken
Plural, indefinitedödsorsaker
Plural, definitedödsorsakerna

dödsorsak is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor dödsorsak, den stora dödsorsaken. Check another noun

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Is it en dödsorsak or ett dödsorsak?

Questions

What does dödsorsak mean in English?

dödsorsak means “a cause of death”.

Is it en dödsorsak or ett dödsorsak?

It is en dödsorsak, and “the a cause of death” is dödsorsaken.

What is the plural of dödsorsak?

The plural of dödsorsak is dödsorsaker, and the definite plural is dödsorsakerna.

Origin

From död (“death”) + -s- + orsak (“cause”).

Nearby common words

dödsorsak is number 4,070 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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